LYRA MAG.

Tokyo's Design school-Vantan returned to NYFW with a new partner, the Japanese department store Parco…supporting six emerging designers... a combo of students/working fashion professionals. We always like going to these kind of runway shows-as the collections tend to push artistic concept a bit more than retail focused outings.  PLUS-the energy and cultures of the area... really do come through-  with  distinct Asian points of view meshed in with a global appeal. Very 21st century. Highlights included: VIANAD ViVi joanne Anais dorsbien  by Suzuki Mark (Vantan Design Institute) ViVijoanne and Anais.  Elegant and sweet fictional sisters are based on an imaginary scene from a romance movie.  The feeling of dreaming a story translates to the feeling of wearing a story; a brand in which garments transform women dramatically. AUSTIN. W  by Tzu-Yun Wu (Taiwan) Calm, cool, and neutral tones with a touch of futuristic gray marks the image of this br...

Lincoln Center, NYC THE Academy of Art University selectively allows soon to be- and recent graduates- a chance to display their skills on the runway in front of an enthusiastic crowd of supporters and industry pros who are clued in enough to attend this show-looking for future talented hires. Backstage- we first took in in the elaborate warrior princess hairstyles for the women-designed by Aveda 's Jon Reyman. This season-sewing the yarn trim into fishtail braids- twisted hair was involved . We lost track of all the sometimes complicated steps…but basically-the style is smoothed hair-with two side front pieces corn-rowed---"controlled in the front"----under a gathered into a back ponytail-then it all got twisted/braided into a -"messy in the back…"  piece- pinned under. Jon Reyman orange, olive green or off white-sewn in-depending….pinned under The male models had deep side parts---with firm hold gel keeping it neat...